confessor
Example Sentences
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The success of “Father Brown” rests in the way Williams plays with the notion of the priest as a quiet, trustworthy confessor.
From Salon ● Jun. 16, 2026
Times television critic Mary McNamara said Walters was part confessor, part therapist and succeeded brilliantly at making “emotion newsworthy.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 30, 2022
When the Father arose his confessor grasped him by the hand, and after a few words had been exchanged, Father Dupiéreux advanced alone in the direction of the wood.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
He listens to his old acquaintance’s monologue through “an increasing indefinable discomfort” that he is being used, while accepting the ego boost he gets from playing Cook’s confessor.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 11, 2022
In my new profession I am like a confessor, for I listen as the nuns reveal their ailments, and I prescribe balms, tonics, and poultices.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
